tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56187957550813554502024-03-14T01:41:30.806-04:00Youngstown Steel Heritage PreservationRick Rowlandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00982939337804102227noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618795755081355450.post-72068522011423228462010-12-02T10:49:00.000-05:002010-12-02T10:49:04.247-05:002010 Year in Review2010 proved to be the busiest year in our organization's history. We started off the new year with a new name, since the "Tod Engine Foundation" name no longer adequately described our increased focus on preservation of all aspects of the Youngstown District's steel industry heritage. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: large;">January</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/TPe957V36DI/AAAAAAAAAbo/RNbeScWAiQc/s1600/17.Overall+view+of+Westinghouse+engine%252C+looking+SE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/TPe957V36DI/AAAAAAAAAbo/RNbeScWAiQc/s320/17.Overall+view+of+Westinghouse+engine%252C+looking+SE.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span> Severstal Wheeling donates this 26" x 54" x 48" cross compound Corliss steam engine, built in 1905 by Westinghouse Machine Co. in Pittsburgh, PA. The removal of this engine will proceed throughout the entire year.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>March</b></span> </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/TPevze50ZmI/AAAAAAAAAak/h06yIxpJjQM/s1600/2010-03-08+12-11-34_0015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/TPevze50ZmI/AAAAAAAAAak/h06yIxpJjQM/s320/2010-03-08+12-11-34_0015.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> Photographer Joseph Elliott photographed the Steubenville North plant for the Historic American Engineering Record. The documentation project was paid for through sponsorships.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">April</span></span> </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/TPewNsGMytI/AAAAAAAAAao/Xn5XSlNjQJU/s1600/2010-04-02+14-22-12_0002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/TPewNsGMytI/AAAAAAAAAao/Xn5XSlNjQJU/s320/2010-04-02+14-22-12_0002.JPG" width="240" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div>Drain lines for the enginehouse gutters and flywheel pit were installed. The foundation wall for the east end of the building was also formed up and poured.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">May</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/TPe2tb4tifI/AAAAAAAAAbI/0hJfOmhW0b0/s1600/2010-05-01+19-33-19_0009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/TPe2tb4tifI/AAAAAAAAAbI/0hJfOmhW0b0/s320/2010-05-01+19-33-19_0009.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">The YSHF purchased a set of William Tod Co. gauges at an estate sale. These gauges once adorned the triple expansion water pumping engine at Lake Rockwell in Kent, Ohio.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">June</span></span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/TPex_Y8DPkI/AAAAAAAAAas/gLafRtc9QxU/s1600/2010-06-12+13-03-27_0041.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/TPex_Y8DPkI/AAAAAAAAAas/gLafRtc9QxU/s320/2010-06-12+13-03-27_0041.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/TPeyQ1LbDhI/AAAAAAAAAaw/xzrFaH095WE/s1600/2010-06-12+13-58-27_0075.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/TPeyQ1LbDhI/AAAAAAAAAaw/xzrFaH095WE/s320/2010-06-12+13-58-27_0075.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The Regional Industrial Development Corporation of Southwest Pennsylvania donates a Kling type hot metal car and a 175 ton teeming ladle. Both were built in Youngstown by the William B. Pollock Company. We spend the entire month cutting the ladle in half and building track at the Tod Engine Heritage Park for the car.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/TPezaQwPusI/AAAAAAAAAa0/4TkTnaaK_Jw/s1600/2010-06-29+17-48-32_0006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/TPezaQwPusI/AAAAAAAAAa0/4TkTnaaK_Jw/s320/2010-06-29+17-48-32_0006.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> Morgan Engineering in Alliance, OH donates an 1890s vintage Olsen tensile testing machine and a ladle hook. The tensile machine was moved from Morgan's power house and reassembled inside the Tod Enginehouse.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">July</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/TPez1W3uMpI/AAAAAAAAAa4/phmD6NfgVNM/s1600/2010-07-28+10-50-02_0033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/TPez1W3uMpI/AAAAAAAAAa4/phmD6NfgVNM/s320/2010-07-28+10-50-02_0033.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/TPez9SIn_UI/AAAAAAAAAa8/qH53RpTOiyc/s1600/2010-07-28+14-16-50_0085.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/TPez9SIn_UI/AAAAAAAAAa8/qH53RpTOiyc/s320/2010-07-28+14-16-50_0085.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Grim's Crane Service moves the Kling type hot metal car and the teeming ladle to the Heritage Park.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/TPe2SHwtGWI/AAAAAAAAAbE/vJZLF86uju8/s1600/2010-07-29+10-38-00_0023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/TPe2SHwtGWI/AAAAAAAAAbE/vJZLF86uju8/s320/2010-07-29+10-38-00_0023.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span>Ellwood Engineered Castings contributed this 63,000 lb. ingot mold, originally made for Lukens Steel in Coatesville, PA.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">August</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/TPe23ugROTI/AAAAAAAAAbM/NWjuBZgXZRQ/s1600/2010-08-27+15-40-15_0032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/TPe23ugROTI/AAAAAAAAAbM/NWjuBZgXZRQ/s320/2010-08-27+15-40-15_0032.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span>The first heavy lift was made in the dismantling of the Westinghouse Corliss engine as the top half of the generator stator was removed. This is remarkable when considering that to make the lift we had to install 30 feet of overhead crane runway in the building and upgrade the existing crane to 20 ton capacity.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">September</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/TPe4gl5Xz1I/AAAAAAAAAbQ/2-N7J1XEe_w/s1600/2010-09-04+12-56-24_0007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/TPe4gl5Xz1I/AAAAAAAAAbQ/2-N7J1XEe_w/s320/2010-09-04+12-56-24_0007.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span> Penn-Ohio Logistics in Austintown, OH donates this 1944 General Electric 80 ton diesel locomotive. The locomotive was last used in McDonald, OH and needs minor work to be made operational again. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">October</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/TPe6JNcSZPI/AAAAAAAAAbc/2iA6yjYQYyY/s1600/2010-09-30+13-39-32_0005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/TPe6JNcSZPI/AAAAAAAAAbc/2iA6yjYQYyY/s320/2010-09-30+13-39-32_0005.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span>YSHF volunteers spent a few days down in Rankin, PA assisting our friends at Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area in securing the Carrie blast furnace site. We installed a new set of drive gates and repaired several holes in the site's perimeter fence. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>November</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/TPe6_wQPKdI/AAAAAAAAAbg/s13Aznmf1zM/s1600/2010-11-13+13-13-42_0064.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/TPe6_wQPKdI/AAAAAAAAAbg/s13Aznmf1zM/s320/2010-11-13+13-13-42_0064.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span>Our final "save" of the year was this rare 1930 Westinghouse diesel locomotive, one of the oldest and most historically significant diesels in existence. Built in Pittsburgh, it was used at the Armco Butler Works until the 1960s. We will be moving it to Youngstown from St. Paul, Minnesota in 2011. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">The construction of the Tod Enginehouse was finished with the completion of the front wall in November. The steel siding used for the endwalls was donated by Severstal Wheeling.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">During 2010 the YSHF's collection of historic steelmaking equipment increased by 360 tons, bringing the total amount of equipment under our care to about 750 tons. 2011 will prove to be just as exciting as 2010 as we complete the removal of the Westinghouse Corliss engine and move our two newest locomotives to new quarters. With the enginehouse building completed, we intend to host a few open houses during the summer months. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">We were extremely fortunate this year to raise the funding needed to save all of this equipment. However, merely acquiring this equipment is only part of the battle. We now have to properly house and restore these priceless pieces of our industrial heritage. We are always looking for new volunteers to join in our efforts, as well as contributions to keep up the momentum. If interested in becoming actively involved in the YSHF please contact me and I'll get you started.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> Thank you for your support of our efforts to preserve steel history.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Rick Rowlands</div><div style="text-align: left;">President</div>Rick Rowlandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00982939337804102227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618795755081355450.post-14296785655953667672010-06-27T07:51:00.000-04:002010-06-27T07:51:12.685-04:00Youngstown Invention Comes Back Home<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/TCc4ZN_y0GI/AAAAAAAAAaA/Ubmbj_Zj9_w/s1600/2010-06-12+13-03-27_0041.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/TCc4-kornoI/AAAAAAAAAaI/fcTOt7VPDco/s1600/2010-06-12+13-03-08_0039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/TCc4-kornoI/AAAAAAAAAaI/fcTOt7VPDco/s400/2010-06-12+13-03-08_0039.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>This railroad car, designed to transport 70 tons of molten iron between the blast furnaces and steelmaking furnaces in an integrated steel mill, has been acquired by the Youngstown Steel Heritage Foundation and is to be moved to the Tod Engine Heritage Park very soon. This type of car was invented in 1923 by Fred Kling, chief engineer of the US Steel Youngstown District plants. Mr. Kling assigned the patent to William B. Pollock Co. in Youngstown, who built quite a few of these cars for the steel industry. at least three still exist, all in the Pittsburgh area. <br />
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With the significance of this car to our local history, we were excited to have the opportunity to bring it home and properly exhibit it at the Heritage Park. It will be blasted, painted and exhibited coupled to our 70 ton diesel locomotive from Ellwood Engineered Castings in Hubbard.Rick Rowlandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00982939337804102227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618795755081355450.post-43730528729107451702010-01-31T21:25:00.000-05:002010-01-31T21:25:06.680-05:00Westinghouse Corliss Steam Engine Removal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/S2Y15rZhIHI/AAAAAAAAAZw/8avVmmlp62E/s1600-h/2010-01-29+18-35-14_0033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/S2Y15rZhIHI/AAAAAAAAAZw/8avVmmlp62E/s400/2010-01-29+18-35-14_0033.JPG" width="400" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/S2Y1xjmUk2I/AAAAAAAAAZo/TqR7ApZgFsQ/s1600-h/2010-01-29+18-36-23_0035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/S2Y1xjmUk2I/AAAAAAAAAZo/TqR7ApZgFsQ/s400/2010-01-29+18-36-23_0035.JPG" width="400" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Work has begun on the preservation and removal of this 26" x 54" x 48" cross compound Corliss generating engine donated by Severstal Wheeling. The engine is located in Steubenville, OH and over the next few months will be dismantled and moved to Youngstown for inclusion in the Tod Engine Heritage Park. The engine was built around 1902 by the Westinghouse Machine Co. for the Labelle Iron Works and installed to generate 250 volts DC for the plant. Last operated probably in the late 1960s, the engine has been relatively untouched ever since and is a rare find. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div>Rick Rowlandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00982939337804102227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618795755081355450.post-54611166324505430742009-11-16T11:57:00.004-05:002009-11-16T12:04:33.490-05:00Big Changes in the Works!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SwGEo-960MI/AAAAAAAAAWw/mayQ1k4TpOg/s1600/logo2+for+website.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 84px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SwGEo-960MI/AAAAAAAAAWw/mayQ1k4TpOg/s400/logo2+for+website.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404746867453644994" border="0" /></a><br />On November 22, 2009 the Tod Engine Foundation will become the Youngstown Steel Heritage Foundation. The new name better describes our mission of preserving the steel industry heritage of the Youngstown steelmaking district which includes both the Mahoning and Shenango Valleys. Our primary function will continue to be the construction and operation of the Tod Engine Heritage Park, however other projects are in the works including instituting memberships, publication of a quarterly journal featuring articles about Youngstown district steelmaking history and steel preservation around the world, and of course working to educate the public about the dynamic history of steelmaking in the Youngstown district. <p>For our new logo we are using the former "Youngstown Steel" ladle and arrow mark which was developed by the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company. This mark once represented high quality steel products manufactured by YS&T, now it represents the preservation of all of our steelmaking heritage.</p><p>The officers of the Youngstown Steel Heritage Foundation include: Rick Rowlands President, Zara Rowlands Secretary and Rich Rees Treasurer. The board of directors include: Rick Rowlands, David Tod II, Dr. Thomas E. Leary, Ken Izzo and Chris Dawson.</p><p>New bylaws are being drafted and we expect to have a new website up and running and begin a membership drive by the end of the year. <br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Rick Rowlandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00982939337804102227noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618795755081355450.post-43548085833584634172009-11-05T15:42:00.004-05:002009-11-05T15:47:46.509-05:00Tod Enginehouse Progress<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SvM56kI04nI/AAAAAAAAAWo/_HbEAB8wN0E/s1600-h/2009-11-05+15-10-23_0023.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SvM56kI04nI/AAAAAAAAAWo/_HbEAB8wN0E/s400/2009-11-05+15-10-23_0023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400724056443249266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SvM56PxZLeI/AAAAAAAAAWg/dvJvqO6OcHw/s1600-h/2009-11-05+15-07-18_0017.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SvM56PxZLeI/AAAAAAAAAWg/dvJvqO6OcHw/s400/2009-11-05+15-07-18_0017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400724050976255458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SvM55_ZldEI/AAAAAAAAAWY/xFJEUx7VbsY/s1600-h/2009-11-05+15-03-30_0009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 316px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SvM55_ZldEI/AAAAAAAAAWY/xFJEUx7VbsY/s400/2009-11-05+15-03-30_0009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400724046581429314" border="0" /></a><br />Here are the latest images of the enginehouse now that the Morgan crane has been installed. I am planning to hang the rest of the steel siding on the north side of the building tomorrow, and then the major work will be done until we can raise some additional funding to erect the endwalls.Rick Rowlandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00982939337804102227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618795755081355450.post-18576279918640404172009-10-16T07:45:00.003-04:002009-10-16T07:52:09.294-04:00The Steelwork is Erected<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/Sthd7YDGSVI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/QFoLN3aGdTk/s1600-h/2009-10-14+16-00-59_0010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/Sthd7YDGSVI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/QFoLN3aGdTk/s400/2009-10-14+16-00-59_0010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393163828425279826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/Sthd65jXtGI/AAAAAAAAAWI/HslPogHqJTI/s1600-h/2009-10-12+17-11-32_0014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/Sthd65jXtGI/AAAAAAAAAWI/HslPogHqJTI/s400/2009-10-12+17-11-32_0014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393163820239139938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/Sthd6teJ8AI/AAAAAAAAAWA/lSz_FklJU7U/s1600-h/2009-10-08+11-56-39_0007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/Sthd6teJ8AI/AAAAAAAAAWA/lSz_FklJU7U/s400/2009-10-08+11-56-39_0007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393163816996040706" border="0" /></a><br />The steel framework of the Tod Enginehouse has been erected, and next week once the weather improves we will install the roofing and sidewalls. The crane will be installed probably within the next couple of weeks as well.Rick Rowlandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00982939337804102227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618795755081355450.post-17015271083580979812009-09-11T00:14:00.002-04:002009-09-11T00:19:12.609-04:00Crane Runway Prep Work<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SqnPBHQfMkI/AAAAAAAAAVo/HqaYPbkRBBE/s1600-h/2009-09-10+08-46-28_0002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SqnPBHQfMkI/AAAAAAAAAVo/HqaYPbkRBBE/s400/2009-09-10+08-46-28_0002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380058847905788482" border="0" /></a><br />The two overhead crane runway girders for the enginehouse were purchased secondhand for half the cost of new steel. They both need a few gussets welded in place and holes drilled for the runway rail clips. The photo shows one of the girders in my garage at home being drilled for rail clips using an ancient Black and Decker magnetic drill press. It poked twenty 7/8" dia. holes in the cap channel and top flange of the 22" wide flanged beam without any trouble at all. However the gear whine could be heard throughout the neighborhood!Rick Rowlandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00982939337804102227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618795755081355450.post-20169962247729380482009-09-07T21:14:00.003-04:002009-09-11T00:30:41.014-04:00Progress Report for Sept. 7<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SqnSYjqnN1I/AAAAAAAAAV4/EBbsdtw3gDQ/s1600-h/2009-09-04+17-15-03_0005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SqnSYjqnN1I/AAAAAAAAAV4/EBbsdtw3gDQ/s400/2009-09-04+17-15-03_0005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380062549203433298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SqnSYBICF8I/AAAAAAAAAVw/-kZoAg0hNjg/s1600-h/2009-09-04+17-14-52_0004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SqnSYBICF8I/AAAAAAAAAVw/-kZoAg0hNjg/s400/2009-09-04+17-14-52_0004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380062539931588546" border="0" /></a><br />While many Americans celebrated Labor Day today by taking the day off, your s truly was hard at work building more concrete forms for the Tod Enginehouse at the Tod Engine Heritage Park. I've set a goal of having enough of the building finished by next summer to hold a couple of public open houses at the site and try to build more interest in the project and our wonderful Youngstown landmark. 2010 will be the Tod Engine's "Coming Out Year".<br /><br />Construction of the enginehouse is progressing at a good pace. There is a bit more concrete work to do before we can start erecting the building, but by the end of October I plan to have the basic building erected. We'll get there one way or another as I've never been more motivated than I am now to get this goal reached before winter.<br /><br />By the way now is a rare opportunity to see the Tod Engine in the open before it is enclosed by the building. So come on out to the Park and see the engine before the building goes up, you'll be glad you did!Rick Rowlandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00982939337804102227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618795755081355450.post-26555102210884640002009-08-02T13:40:00.005-04:002009-08-02T13:44:15.641-04:00Engine House Construction August 1, 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SnXQGcnHEJI/AAAAAAAAAVg/S-6O1sPfw7I/s1600-h/2009-08-01+15-21-27_0005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SnXQGcnHEJI/AAAAAAAAAVg/S-6O1sPfw7I/s400/2009-08-01+15-21-27_0005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365423340259840146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SnXQGPU9KjI/AAAAAAAAAVY/hCI3ueGlnKk/s1600-h/2009-08-01+15-20-45_0004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SnXQGPU9KjI/AAAAAAAAAVY/hCI3ueGlnKk/s400/2009-08-01+15-20-45_0004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365423336694032946" border="0" /></a><br />The Morgan crane received its first coat of Caterpillar yellow today. This color is a bit more pleasing than the bright canary yellow which the crane previously wore. Also, the temporary shelter which had covered the cylinders for the past three years was taken down, making this the first time that the assembled engine could be seen unobstructed.Rick Rowlandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00982939337804102227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618795755081355450.post-66804398553824886952009-08-02T13:34:00.002-04:002009-08-02T13:39:29.388-04:00Engine House Construction July 20, 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SnXOqBuia5I/AAAAAAAAAVQ/YKLv8uuI4bY/s1600-h/2009-07-20+15-47-24_0009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SnXOqBuia5I/AAAAAAAAAVQ/YKLv8uuI4bY/s400/2009-07-20+15-47-24_0009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365421752495270802" border="0" /></a>The four footers for the south piers of the enginehouse were poured on July 20. Each 6' x 6' x 12" pad was poured with 5,000 psi cocnrete and reinforced with rebar. The concrete piers will rest upon these pads.Rick Rowlandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00982939337804102227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618795755081355450.post-89062487394082424762009-06-16T20:26:00.003-04:002009-06-16T20:37:35.597-04:00Work Begins on the Tod Enginehouse<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/Sjg4gaI00eI/AAAAAAAAAVI/2eu5oDSNacw/s1600-h/2009-06-16+19-19-33_0006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348086686925771234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/Sjg4gaI00eI/AAAAAAAAAVI/2eu5oDSNacw/s400/2009-06-16+19-19-33_0006.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Now that we spent another $1,500 for a civil engineer to design a stormwater retention system for the Heritage Park property, the Youngstown Engineering Department has given its approval of our building permit application. This only took about eight months to accomplish! Now its back to the building dept. to review and hopefully they will sign off and we can finally obtain our building permit.</div><div> </div><div>I have started construction of the wooden concrete forms for the building's eight piers in my garage. The photo shows three of the four panels made up to form one pier. We will pour the south four piers first, three will be eight feet tall and the west pier will be ten feet tall, due to the fact that the property slopes from east to west. Under each pier will be a 6' x 6' x 12" thick reinforced concrete pad to spread out the building load to the soil. I'll be doing the excavation, formsetting and rebar installation just as soon as possible so that we can pour concrete without much delay.</div><div> </div><div>When the south four piers are finished I'll move to the north side and repeat the process there. On the north side the process will be a bit different since there will be concrete infill walls between the piers. This will require pouring a continuous footer between each pad. I will make regular entries to this blog during every step of the way of the construction of the enginehouse.</div>Rick Rowlandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00982939337804102227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618795755081355450.post-14612333910337433522009-05-24T16:55:00.003-04:002009-05-24T17:06:22.369-04:00"Sheet and Tube" Crawler Crane Joins Collection<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/Shm0i1CAkWI/AAAAAAAAAVA/dcR3gDn4B9w/s1600-h/2009-05-24+12-32-44_0002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339497343668490594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/Shm0i1CAkWI/AAAAAAAAAVA/dcR3gDn4B9w/s400/2009-05-24+12-32-44_0002.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Recently the Tod Engine Foundation purchased this 1950s Insley model K12 crawler crane. The crane has a capacity of 12 tons at 10 foot radius and a 40' boom. We decided to purchase the crane since we need an easier way to handle heavy objects at the Heritage Park, and it will also save us a great deal of money later this year when we begin erecting the enginehouse building. We have spent a total of approximately $2,000 on the crane including purchase price, cost of shipment and replacement parts. </div><div></div><div>An added benefit of having the crane is that it "fits" perfectly into our industrial themed museum project. All steel mills employed cranes similar to this one for a myriad of uses, including handling finished products, plant maintenance and general lifting duties. We thought that the crane would look appropriate painted in the Youngstown Sheet and Tube colors and wearing the ladle and arrow logo, although it does not have a YS&T lineage. </div>Rick Rowlandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00982939337804102227noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618795755081355450.post-22117741603053680492009-02-28T09:16:00.004-05:002009-02-28T16:51:36.419-05:00Morgan Crane Removal Part 1<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SalH0Coa_iI/AAAAAAAAAU0/_xjv5QOiAJs/s1600-h/IMG_5961.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307852595218021922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SalH0Coa_iI/AAAAAAAAAU0/_xjv5QOiAJs/s400/IMG_5961.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SalHzrW5ObI/AAAAAAAAAUs/R00DAmJZrW8/s1600-h/IMG_5977.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307852588970490290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SalHzrW5ObI/AAAAAAAAAUs/R00DAmJZrW8/s400/IMG_5977.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>On Friday, February 27 I hired AB Crane and Steel Service to bring their 30 ton Grove truck crane to Masury, OH to begin the major dismantling of our Morgan crane. My goal was to take the trolley and one crane girder down, and in a little over three hours we had finished the job.</div><div></div><div>Dale Desser and Jason Graves from Erie, PA came down to assist. Dale works for a crane service company and his knowlege and expertise was greatly appreciated. The trolley was way too heavy to lift in one piece, so we took down the hoist drum first, followed by the hoist idler shaft and finally the frame of the trolley. The total weight of the trolley is somewhere around 15,000 lbs. The last lift involved taking down one of the girders. Dale climbed out onto the girder and rigged up the slings, and then the crane lifted the girder out and down onto the floor. </div><div></div><div>More preparation work is needed before we can attempt to take down the other girder and the end trucks. Once everything is down the crane will be trucked to the Tod Engine Heritage Park and stored until it is put up in our soon to be built enginehouse building. </div></div>Rick Rowlandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00982939337804102227noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618795755081355450.post-22227834801424805332009-02-09T23:35:00.002-05:002009-02-09T23:45:48.087-05:00New Tod Engine Youtube ChannelIn our efforts to continue educating the people of the Mahoning Valley and the world about the industrial heritage of our fine area, the Tod Engine Foundation has created a Youtube channel where I have begun to upload various videos and films of interest. My favorite is a film (with an unforgettable soundtrack) about steelmaking at the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Campbell Works in the 1920s. Also online is the 1984 documentary "Shout Youngstown". I also shot much home video in the 1990s and am posting some of those videos as well. You can watch as I toured the Jeannette Blast Furnace and coke plant, had a chance encounter that put me in the right place at the right time when the Ohio Works ore bridges were felled, and another chance encounter that netted me a cab ride on the Lake Erie and Eastern Railroad a couple years before it too disappeared.<br /><br />So go to: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/todengine">http://www.youtube.com/user/todengine</a> and enjoy the videos!Rick Rowlandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00982939337804102227noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618795755081355450.post-34908125262874475402009-01-17T18:55:00.002-05:002009-01-17T20:32:34.233-05:00Hot Strip Mill-Everything in Motion<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxg_hM1s3mmrQ5Aa7fn2NGjEuy-OtFCYPPrFEDpqWnHBa8AaDb5W9qp_XSw1leYTipOtytVK-ECB97UC-YvOw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Rick Rowlandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00982939337804102227noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618795755081355450.post-13773097338801441362009-01-17T17:04:00.003-05:002009-01-17T18:50:37.753-05:0079" Hot Strip Mill Model Test Run<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwRSMGnCtgxnDImziBUsPNZESErxK6iUTN500CKeURXeUHkoZJofTx8M9wI6L9A3O_A_YcP6ydTlOPJZf8m8w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Rick Rowlandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00982939337804102227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618795755081355450.post-78294972187422030652008-12-30T17:10:00.004-05:002008-12-30T17:27:38.878-05:00EEC Locomotive Donation Update<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SVqfQOhJ5YI/AAAAAAAAAS0/esNpF4LgzFs/s1600-h/EECloco2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285712213796578690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 271px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SVqfQOhJ5YI/AAAAAAAAAS0/esNpF4LgzFs/s400/EECloco2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SVqeB4bhAaI/AAAAAAAAASs/2V-5jyTjfQk/s1600-h/6114B.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285710867837551010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SVqeB4bhAaI/AAAAAAAAASs/2V-5jyTjfQk/s400/6114B.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>I have finally begun making preparations for moving one of the 70 ton locomotives from Ellwood Engineered Castings in Hubbard to the Tod Engine Heritage Park. The 6114B, painted red, will join our other equipment at the park in 2009.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The locomotive was retired after an incredible 65 years of service, and over 40 of those years were spent in the Valleys. Built in November, 1942 by General Electric in Erie, PA, the locomotive was sold to the New York Central where it was used for mainly switching passenger cars in passenger terminals. By the early 1960s it was sold to Cambria Slag and used in Sharpsville, PA. The locomotive then moved to Standard Slag in Youngstown where it served until the late 1970s or early 1980s when it and a sister locomotive was sold to Valley Mould & Iron in Hubbard. Valley Mould later became Valley Vulcan Mold before closing. The plant was reopened as Ellwood Engineered Castings and the locomotive again was placed back in service. During 1999-2000 yours truly worked at EEC and operated this locomotive on many occasions. The first photo shows the 6114B on a Saturday in the winter of 1999 on a day when I had my camera with me in the plant. Compare that to the second photo taken of the locomotive three days before Christmas, 2008. </div><div> </div><div>We plan to do minimal restoration work on the locomotive which will include a thorough cleaning and a new paint job. We will not repair any of the battle damage that the locomotive has received over its career, instead choosing to show that damage as an example of the rough service which mill engines must endure. The locomotive is operational and will remain in operational condition as we intend to use its two diesel electric generators to provide 250 volts DC power to operate our Morgan Crane. </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div></div>Rick Rowlandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00982939337804102227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618795755081355450.post-64052925744377802382008-09-06T11:20:00.005-04:002008-09-06T11:26:09.328-04:00Tod Engine Being Painted<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SMKgYYY9KsI/AAAAAAAAASY/Ck37QsMS1_I/s1600-h/IMG_4475.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242929256937106114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SMKgYYY9KsI/AAAAAAAAASY/Ck37QsMS1_I/s400/IMG_4475.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SMKgYt2-wJI/AAAAAAAAASg/y9U0tk3O13k/s1600-h/IMG_4473.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242929262700183698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SMKgYt2-wJI/AAAAAAAAASg/y9U0tk3O13k/s400/IMG_4473.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>We have begun repainting the Tod Engine into its proper shade of green. This color was obtained from an original can of paint that was used on the gas engines at Bethlehem. I later discovered that it is also the same shade of green that once graced our engine. We had Mahoning Paint Corporation match the color, and last week started recoating the entire engine in what is now called "Tod Engine Green". </div>Rick Rowlandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00982939337804102227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618795755081355450.post-25364188502509303882008-09-06T10:48:00.002-04:002008-09-06T10:53:50.778-04:00Fred Tod Passes Away<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SMKZFBcs3kI/AAAAAAAAASQ/Y7ToMKEN8iY/s1600-h/DSC03215.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242921227779890754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SMKZFBcs3kI/AAAAAAAAASQ/Y7ToMKEN8iY/s400/DSC03215.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:78%;">Fred and David Tod visiting the Tod Engine Heritage Park in 2005<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="left">YOUNGSTOWN – Fred Tod Jr., a descendent of one of the founding families of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley, died at home on Sept. 3, at age 90.Mr. Tod was born at home, in Youngstown, Ohio, on May 2, 1918 to Fred Tod Sr. and Marguerite Hubbard Tod.He was a great-grandson of David Tod, the famous Civil War Governor of Ohio, and a grandson of William Tod, who helped develop the iron and steel industry in the Mahoning Valley.Mr. Tod graduated from Choate Preparatory School in Wallingford, Conn. and Babson College in Wellesley, Mass. After graduation, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps where he served for three years, and was scheduled for assignment to the Pacific when WWII ended. He joined the George O. Bruce Insurance Agency in Youngstown, and along with the late Walter E. Meub Jr., bought the firm in 1952, from which he retired in 1978.Over the years, he served as president of the Tod Foundation, was a trustee of the Youngstown Foundation, was on the board of the Butler Institute of American Art, was a member of the Vestry of St. John’s Episcopal Church, and was a vice president of the Mahoning Valley Historical Society. He also served as a trustee and president of the Tod Homestead Cemetery Association, was a director and vice president of the Stambaugh Thompson Company, and was a director of both the Mahoning National Bank and the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company. He was a president and trustee of the Youngstown Hospital Association (nka) Forum Health. He was also a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and the Girard Historical Society.He was a member of the Rolling Club, Ligonier, Pa. During the winters, he and his wife spent time in Florida on North Key Largo, where they were members of the Ocean Reef Club, the Card Sound Golf Club, and the Key Largo Anglers Club. He was an avid fisherman and golfer and was club champion at the Youngstown Country Club in 1947, where he maintained a near scratch handicap. He and his wife were active participants in the “People to People” Cultural Exchange Golf Program, playing golf in 17 countries and at six of the top ten rated golf courses in the world.He also enjoyed skeet shooting, skin diving, and was an expert wood worker. He traveled extensively throughout the world with his family and friends.Mr. Tod is survived by his wife of 67 years, Nancy Brockett Tod; his three surviving children, Dorothy Tod of Warren, Vt., Nancy (Thom) McFadden of Woodland Hills, Calif. and Sallie (Paul) Dutton of Youngstown, Ohio; nine grandchildren, Kacie Wick (Joel) Beck of Shaker Heights, Ohio, Benjamin Cheney of Montpelier, Vt., Jessica Koff of Boston, Mass., Andrew Koff of Burlington, Vt., James McFadden, Tyler McFadden and Will McFadden, all of Los Angeles, Calif., Erika Carlson (Jason) Turner of Atlanta, Ga. and Emily Carlson of Chicago, Ill.; and two great-granddaughters, Abigail Grace Beck and Lucy Elizabeth Beck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. He is also survived by his brother, David (Elizabeth) Tod of Youngstown, Ohio.Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Marguerite Koff; and three sisters, Marguerite Owsley, Sallie Ketcham and Katherine Johnstone.There will be a funeral service at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Youngstown, Ohio, at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 6, preceded by calling hours at 10 a.m.Mr. Tod will be interred at the Tod Homestead Cemetery in Youngstown, Ohio.The family requests that in lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. John’s Episcopal Church, Youngstown, Ohio.Arrangements are being handled by the Shriver-Allison-Courtley-Weller-King Funeral Home.</div></div>Rick Rowlandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00982939337804102227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618795755081355450.post-84400220603588556912008-08-21T18:14:00.002-04:002008-08-21T18:19:18.742-04:00Sign of Things to Come!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SK3o8g3BjbI/AAAAAAAAANM/smgSA00UHyY/s1600-h/IMG_4430.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237098068012273074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SK3o8g3BjbI/AAAAAAAAANM/smgSA00UHyY/s400/IMG_4430.JPG" border="0" /></a> I spotted this sign being put up on the side of the Burt building in downtown Youngstown this afternoon. The Mahoning Valley Historical Society recently purchased the Ross Radio/Burt Building and is planning to transform it into the Mahoning Valley History Center. This is a much needed facility as the MVHS museum and archives on Wick Avenue is bursting at the seams. <br /><br />I wish them much luck in raising the needed money!<br /><div></div>Rick Rowlandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00982939337804102227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618795755081355450.post-91866419678019647112008-07-30T12:19:00.002-04:002008-07-30T12:25:22.442-04:00Enginehouse Components Delivered<a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SJCVFSaOJZI/AAAAAAAAANE/2x_U8iI11iU/s1600-h/IMG_4262.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228843085450847634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SJCVFSaOJZI/AAAAAAAAANE/2x_U8iI11iU/s400/IMG_4262.JPG" border="0" /></a> The photos shows a truckload of columns for the new Tod enginehouse building being delivered. Much of the building has been delivered, with a couple of truckloads remaining to be hauled from West Middlesex to the Heritage Park.<br /><br />Our architect indicates that we may be able to apply for a partial building permit by the end of the week. The partial permit would cover the building footers and allow us to finally begin construction of the enginehouse. <br /><div></div>Rick Rowlandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00982939337804102227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618795755081355450.post-64011360887136904042008-07-02T07:37:00.002-04:002008-07-02T07:44:20.528-04:00Tod Engine Finally Reassembled!<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SGto86-s0fI/AAAAAAAAAM0/7HnY_FS50w4/s1600-h/IMG_4082.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218379989072531954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SGto86-s0fI/AAAAAAAAAM0/7HnY_FS50w4/s400/IMG_4082.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SGto9WCgRYI/AAAAAAAAAM8/0ixpbKUf3Kc/s1600-h/IMG_4085.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218379996336244098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SGto9WCgRYI/AAAAAAAAAM8/0ixpbKUf3Kc/s400/IMG_4085.JPG" border="0" /></a> On July 1, 2008 the crankshaft and flywheel of our Tod Engine was reassembled. The engine had been disassembled since 1997, and now with it back together construction can start on our engine house building. Two cranes were needed to assemble the pieces. Over the next week we will attach many more of the smaller parts of the engine.<br /><div></div>Rick Rowlandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00982939337804102227noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618795755081355450.post-36493585092697321652008-06-30T11:34:00.002-04:002008-06-30T11:41:10.518-04:00Engine House Building Fabrication Completed<a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SGj9Ui1eYqI/AAAAAAAAAMk/H95goqicUhE/s1600-h/IMG_3960.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217698697699025570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SGj9Ui1eYqI/AAAAAAAAAMk/H95goqicUhE/s400/IMG_3960.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SGj9U7ACEvI/AAAAAAAAAMs/Ql-zziqmARA/s1600-h/IMG_3961.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217698704185758450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3uSb7O5lIdo/SGj9U7ACEvI/AAAAAAAAAMs/Ql-zziqmARA/s400/IMG_3961.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The fabrication of the engine house building components have been completed and within the next couple of weeks will be delivered to the Tod Engine Heritage Park. The photos show the eight building columns waiting to be delivered.<br /><br />Our next major project is placing the crankshaft in its bearings and assembling the flywheel. When that is done we will be ready to start pouring foundations, assuming we obtain the building permits soon.Rick Rowlandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00982939337804102227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618795755081355450.post-59246909304528290742008-06-24T20:59:00.003-04:002008-06-24T21:09:55.442-04:00Big Cottonwood Tree at Heritage Park Comes Down<p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxEj4ilNMQlEfFUyVOZf865WLCpt05q2RQbx4j1vzpA6mTZHntqcq-5yNJaIpkJW0OQT1CqVgtOtjKuH-jdUQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p>The large Cottonwood tree that shaded the rear of the Tod Engine Heritage Park property was cut down this evening. We plan to start developing the rear of the property and it was decided to get rid of the tree now instead of wait until it falls on a building or equipment. About a dozen logs will be sawn into lumber at a local sawmill for use by one of our volunteers. The smaller branches are being cut into firewood. </p><p>While we will miss the shade, we just could not bear the risk of this quite overgrown tree falling in a big storm. We do plan to plant other trees in the rear of the property for landscaping and shade purposes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>Rick Rowlandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00982939337804102227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618795755081355450.post-91538548655692646192008-06-10T12:55:00.004-04:002008-06-10T19:04:17.090-04:00Stambaugh BuildingWith the current controversy regarding the future of the Stambaugh building, I thought I would post some of my own comments.<br /><br />The eight story Stambaugh Building was built in 1906. Shortly thereafter firms such as Youngstown Sheet and Tub and Brier Hill Iron & Coal Co. established their corproate headquarters inside. In 1913 the growth of Youngstown Sheet and Tube required that four additional stories be added to the building, bringing the height to 12 stories. Over the years YS&T slowly occupied most of the space in the building, including Brier Hill's space after YS&T acquired Brier Hill Steel in 1923.<br /><br />The building was designed by Albert Kahn, one of Detroit’s most important architects. It was designed in the Neo-Classical Revival style. In the early 1960s YS&T decided to construct a new corporate office and laboratory in Boardman, OH, and in 1964 moved their corporate HQ from the Stambaugh Building. Once YS&T vacated the building Standard Slag relocated their corporate offices to the structure. In 1982 the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.<br /><br />From the building's construction in 1906 until vacated by YS&T in 1964, this building bore witness to the growth of what was to become the Nation's third largest steelmaker. In 1906 YS&T was a small producer of wrought iron sheet and pipe. Their first blast furnaces and Bessemer converters were then under construction. Led by James A. Campbell, Sheet and Tube would expand by leaps and bounds until it had become a major producer of steel products.<br /><br />Meanwhile, just a block away in a similar skyscraper off of Market Street bridge was the corporate office of Republic Steel Corporation, also one of the largest steel companies in the US. Republic moved to Cleveland in 1935, but in those years when both Republic and YS&T were both located in Youngstown, the decisions made in those two buildings shaped a good part of the development of America's steel industry.<br /><br />Now a Cleveland developer named Lou Frangos has purchased the Stambaugh Building, and through a very shortsighted maneuver, has removed most of the windows on the west facade. He claims that the windows were unsafe, however a much more measured approach of inspecting the windows and removal of those in most danger of failing would have been a more appropriate response. Now several hundred openings exist in the building, and one heavy storm may cause untold amounts of water damage to the interior. At the very least a building permit was required, but was not obtained.<br /><br />Fortunately the leadership of the City of Youngstown is not blind to this issue, and is aggressively pursuing Mr. Frangos to ascertain his intentions. The City's immediate goal is to make sure the building is secured, possibly through boarding up the openings with plywood. However they have stated that a longer term strategy for window replacement will be required of Mr. Frangos.<br /><br />Nobody in Youngstown wants to see one of our landmark buildings fall into disrepair in the midst of our downtown's rennaissance. I am especially concerned that one of the last tangible pieces of our city's own homegrown steel company is being treated with such disrespect. Slowly the industrial landmarks that once defined this Valley, and brought worldwide attention to our community, are being removed forever. Let's not stand idly by while the Stambaugh Building languishes in its hour of greatest need.Rick Rowlandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00982939337804102227noreply@blogger.com0